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10:35 AM ET, April 1, 2024

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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
“Trending: Easter Controversy,” or: How little lies pave the way for the next big lie  —  No-News Weekend Internet is stupid-dangerous in the Trump era — as this weekend's attack on the Transgender Day of Visibility shows.  —  This weekend's gaslighting from the right around Easter falling …
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Here's what Trump and Biden said in their Easter messages
Reuters:
Would-be Tesla buyers snub company as Musk's reputation dips  —  The ranks of would-be Tesla buyers in the United States are shrinking, according to a survey by market intelligence firm Caliber, which attributed the drop in part to CEO Elon Musk's polarizing persona.
Discussion: Electrek, Fortune and Bloomberg
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump allies plot anti-racism protections — for white people … Targets would range from decades-old policies aimed at giving minorities economic opportunities, to more recent programs that began in response to the pandemic and the killing of George Floyd.
Discussion: Rolling Stone, RedState and Raw Story
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
GOP rep on Trump targeting judge's daughter: ‘Families should always be off-limits’  —  Republican Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) on Sunday said “families should always be off-limits” after former President Trump lashed out at the daughter of the Manhattan judge overseeing his hush money trial
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Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
The GOP's extremism problem predates Trump  —  And it will outlast him. … There's an old adage that politics has no tolerance for losers.  But since 2016, the Republican Party has proven otherwise.  —  Whatever the outcome of the 2024 election, Donald Trump will have realized …
Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
US judge receptive to Trump documents claims in warning sign for prosecutors  —  A federal judge overseeing the criminal case that accuses Donald Trump of mishandling classified documents has signaled an openness to the former U.S. president's defense claims, in a sign that prosecutors might face a difficult road ahead.
Discussion: Ultimate Newswire
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“Stand where he tells you to stand”: Why the GOP is doubling down on misogyny in 2024  —  Republicans placate an evangelical base that's getting nastier with sexism — even if costs the party women's votes  —  “Stand where he tells you to stand, wear what he tells you to wear, and do what he tells you to do.”
Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
Exclusive: Iran alerted Russia to security threat before Moscow attack, sources say  —  Iran tipped off Russia about the possibility of a major “terrorist operation” on its soil ahead of the concert hall massacre near Moscow last month, three sources familiar with the matter said.
Discussion: USA Today, Reuters and KDFX-TV
Politico:
The anti-abortion movement is losing the battle on IVF.  It's preparing to win the war.  —  The groups are not advocating banning IVF but want new restrictions that would significantly curtail access to the procedure.  —  Anti-abortion advocates worked for five decades to topple Roe v. Wade.
Discussion: Reason
New York Times:
China's Advancing Efforts to Influence the U.S. Election Raise Alarms  —  China has adopted some of the same misinformation tactics that Russia used ahead of the 2016 election, researchers and government officials say.  —  Covert Chinese accounts are masquerading online as American supporters …
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
They came for Florida's sun and sand.  They got soaring costs and a culture war.  —  Florida has seen a population boom in recent years, but many longtime residents and recent transplants say rising costs and divisive politics have them fleeing the Sunshine State.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
New smear campaign puts first Muslim appellate nominee in jeopardy  —  Republicans first attempted to sink the nomination of Adeel Mangi, who would be the first Muslim American to serve on a federal appellate court, on allegations that he was an anti-semitic terrorist sympathizer.
Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Says His Next SCOTUS Nominee ‘Will Be An Illegal Immigrant, I Mean Undocumented’  —  President Joe Biden on Monday reiterated his commitment to increasing the diversity of the United States Supreme Court.  —  “If given the opportunity to nominate another justice to our nation's highest court …
Discussion: Ultimate Newswire and Newsbusters
 
 
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Trump attacks resigning GOP Reps as ‘cowards and weaklings’ as majority thins
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
CNN:
Johnson sounds out key Republicans with speakership and Ukraine aid on line
Daniel Borunda / El Paso Times:
El Paso judge orders release of migrants accused of ‘border riot’
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